I wanted to try to pick people who others hadn't picked, so I have two lists: one for just my picks, the other picking up some of the other lists.
Top left: Jim Parsons. I originally had him at the bottom middle, but I felt I was projecting him too far, too soon, so I'm putting him up here. Yes, I know this is for the male flavor of the month, but think of it as a AA level. If he turned out well, I'd push him to the bottom center and call up Jerry Trainor. Top middle: Paula Poundstone. I know she's an acquired taste, but so was Brett. Having listened to her on "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!" for a couple years now, I think she'd work well in that spot, especially setting up the top right spot... Top right: John Hodgman. The perfect minor celebrity. He'd spar well with Poundstone, provide just the right level of knowledge and funny to make the turn and interact with the rest of the panel. Bottom left: Sara Rue. This has everything to do with the fact that I am mildly in love with Sara Rue, think she's very smart, and she has absolutely no need to use nor sponsor Jenny Craig. Bottom middle: David Cross. Inexplicably, I originally had Cross in the top left behind Trainor, but I think Cross brings the funny so well and can play well with others. My original choice in this slot was actually Craig Ferguson, and while I think Ferguson would be better, I'm not sure about putting a TV host on the panel. Bottom right: Lauren Graham. Smart and sophisticated, able to round out the panel nicely, with a humorous touch. I know she's trying to get away from Lorelei Gilmore, but her timing on that show proves she'd work here. If not, then just bring back Betty White. Obscure but worth investigating: Riki Lindhome, who is a character actress who also writes and plays in a comedy band "Garfunkel and Oates." Looking at the other suggestions: I like Cuoco in the bottom left, provided you don't have Parsons in the top left. I like Parsons more, though, so he stays. Oliver is much better than Cross in the bottom center. Hines makes more sense as a bottom right than a top middle. So with the changes: Parsons, Poundstone, Hodgman, Rue, Oliver, Hines. On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Ben Scripps <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:18 PM, jeffrey marousek > <[email protected]> wrote: >> ...at the very least watching >> a fat guy explode would be entertaining. > > Ahh, I see--you work for Network 23. > > (Too obscure?) > > -- > -- > Ben Scripps > [email protected] > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
